The accommodation in Limnohori in Florina, where the early morning of October 27th a carbon monoxide leak occurred resulting in 14 occupants brought to the hospital, not the hotel’s business, clarified the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (XEE) in a statement.
According to XEE sources, the questioned accommodation in Florina belongs to the category of rooms for rent according to the announcement made by the authorities. In fact, at first it belonged to the “four keys” category, but after a new announcement it did not declare a category, because there is no such legal obligation.
The same sources clarified that according to the institutional framework, the operation of such a unit only requires notification to the competent authorities, effectively transferring responsibility to the person in charge of the operation of the unit.
XEE in its statement said the following: “To restore the truth about the recently publicized incident of carbon monoxide poisoning, it is clarified that the specific accommodation is not a hotel business. We express our Best wishes for a speedy recovery to those affected.”
Recall that regarding the incident, the Ministry of Tourism announced that the accommodation was checked in time by the competent Regional Tourism Service of Western Macedonia, which imposed a fine for false-inaccurate information and for illegal operation while at the same time moment “It communicates these decisions to all competent authorities to ensure the company’s compliance with legal standards”.
The Ministry of Tourism stressed that “all legal procedures will be followed to impose any further administrative sanctions” pointing out that its absolute priority is the safety and health of visitors.
The announcement of the Ministry of Tourism for Florina
In particular, the Ministry of Tourism says:
“On 18.10.2024, 2 fines of more than 10,000 euros (2,024 +8,192) were imposed by the Regional Tourism Service (PYT) of Western Macedonia, which informed all competent control authorities.
a) fine for false-inaccurate information when submitting the notice of tourist accommodation
b) fine for failure to submit notification of a health interest shop (illegal shop operation)
PYT communicates these decisions to all relevant authorities to ensure the company’s compliance with legal standards.
In the early hours of 10.27.2024 at the tourist accommodation in Limnochorio Florina, according to the investigation carried out by the Amyntaio Police Department, it was found that the occupants were injured with symptoms of shortness of breath, nausea and dizziness from inhaling poisonous gas in content. the tourist accommodation.
On 27.10.2024 the Head of PYT in Western Macedonia issued a decision to stop the operation of the tourist accommodation, informing all competent control authorities.
The Ministry of Tourism emphasizes that all legal procedures will be followed to impose any additional administrative penalties.
It emphasizes the absolute priority for the safety and health of guests by continuing to implement strict controls. ”